A disturbing new video has been released showing the moment a group of teenage suspects rob a 66-year-old man at gunpoint in Baltimore, Maryland, with one of the suspects stomping on the victim's head. It was done. Two teenage boys were subsequently arrested, one charged with first-degree murder, and the other, a 15-year-old male, released to guardians.
According to the Baltimore Police Department (BPD), the shocking incident occurred just after 10 p.m. Thursday as the victim returned to his home in the 200 block of South Madeira, about a block from Patterson Park on the city's east side. . .
The victim told police that one of the suspects displayed a gun and at least four other assailants blindfolded him and began beating him, slamming him into concrete.
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Shocking new video shows the moment a group of teenage suspects rob a 66-year-old man in Baltimore, Maryland, and one of the suspects stomps on the victim's head as he lies on concrete are. (Fox Baltimore (WBFF))
video The footage shows the victim lying face down on the road and a hooded suspect punching him.
A second suspect, wearing a hoodie and gray pants, then jumped into the air and stomped hard on the victim's head. A third suspect then joined and all three appeared to search the man's pockets before fleeing the scene.
BPD said the victim suffered multiple lacerations and was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
Police subsequently arrested 18-year-old Montas Bailey and a 15-year-old male. BPD said a handgun was recovered along with the victim's property. Both suspects have prior arrest records. Bailey was arrested in July in Baltimore County on suspicion of stealing a white Dodge Caravan and was issued a bench warrant for failing to appear in court, WBALT reported.
Police have not been able to say whether Bailey is the person in the video allegedly stomping the man.
Baltimore City Attorney Ivan Bates approved attempted first-degree murder charges against Bailey after reviewing the video and evidence. fox baltimore (WBFF) reported.
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Montas Bailey mug shot. (Baltimore Police Department)
The victim told WBFF how the group surrounded him and launched a vicious attack.
“I actually didn't hear anything. They were very, very quiet. It was like they were sneaking up on me,” the victim, who did not want to be identified, told the outlet.
“But I felt their presence. They didn't say anything, but when I looked at them, they were wearing ski masks,” Barney recalled. “In my head, I knew what was going to happen next, so I started running and they started chasing me. As I was running, I was yelling, 'Help, help, we're being robbed.' He pulled out a gun and pointed it at my face, and I said, “What do you want?” He said, “I want it all.'' ”
BPD Commissioner Richard Worley described the incident as “truly horrifying” and said more needs to be done to address youth crime, its consequences and lack of accountability. The incident highlighted the problem of young offenders being arrested in the city and released before they can reoffend.
“These incidents undermine the work of border police and undermine the trust that communities place in us to keep them safe,” Worley said.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott released a statement regarding the attack. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service, Getty Images)
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott released a statement about the attack and expressed frustration at repeat offenders against young offenders.
“Time and time again, we are frustrated by this pattern of having to arrest the same young people over and over again without receiving the accountability they need from other parts of the justice system,” Scott said in a statement. .
“The current pattern is harming our residents, our city, and importantly the young people themselves. Our police officers are doing their job and we will find those responsible for this horrific attack. But clearly the larger system will not be able to put young people back in the same environment and hold them accountable without the additional support needed to make real change happen. We can't move forward and continue to disappoint our young people.”
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Meanwhile, Randallstown NAACP Branch President Ryan Coleman called for young offenders suspected of committing violent crimes to be detained until their sentencing after their first offense.
“Everyone has constitutional rights,” Coleman said, according to WBFF. “Old people should be able to walk down the street, Jews should be able to walk down the street, women should be able to walk down the street. You should be able to walk.” “We must not fall victim to young people who continue to engage in this type of behavior.”
